My advice would be to keep your options open....although i breastfed all 3 of mines, my 1st i managed for only 5 weeks and then changed him to bottlefeeding as he was a greedy little sod and that suited us.
I have bottles lined up for Oscar should me or him decide it's not to be

I didnt want to breast feed,but once Jayden was born I wanted to give it a go.However he had to go to s.c.b.u so i couldnt breast feed him. I started exspressing it was all I could do for him .Once he was off the drip I breast fed for about 3 wks,I would have loved to have done it longer but he was to hungry.Im glad I breastfed for a while but it is hard work.No one should try and talk you into,but I know they do .My H/V made me feel really guilty,when I told her I didnt want to breast feed,and again once I had told her I had stopped.
Good Luck
You are your LO mummy and if you dont want to breast feed, but do it anyway because you feel pressured.Your LO will be no beeter off because he will have an unhappy mummy.

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Sat May 20, 2006 3:36 pm

vicky.hubble

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Breast is best without a doubt

Sorry if this is not what you want to hear and obviously it is a personal choice but breast really is best in more ways than one.
1) Baby gets all the antibodies from you and it is perfectly balanced to suit your baby
2) It is more convenient for you - no bottles to make up or sterilise etc. and all you ever need to take along is you
3) Cost - breastfeeding is free.
4) It helps your uterus contract back down more quickly and burns off loads of calories.
5) It reduces your risk of breast cancer
6) It stops your periods from returning which is always a bonus!

Having said all that, it is a personal choice but I hope that this has informed you of the benfits of breastfeeding so that you can make an informed decision.

By the way, I'm a trainee midwife and breastfeed my little girl still at 7 months old ( as well as food obviously lol)

Have you considered expressing your milk and giving it to LO from a bottle? This would mean that he/she gets the benefit of breast milk but you aren't actually breast feeding. If this is still something that you don't want to do, don't feel pressured into it. LO will pick up on the fact that you are not happy if you b/f begridgingly, and in turn may be unsettled. Do whatever you feel is best and things will work out just fine.